so i'm going to yield as much time to my good friend, jack bergman, to describe his bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. bergman: madam speaker, first of all, thank you to ranking member roe and chairman takano, basically when you have three stars, it just means you outlasted a lot of folks. but the point is the honor of having to serve -- being able to serve amongst marine, sailors -- marines, sailors, soldiers, airmen and coastguardsmen is enough to make us all swell with pride. yesterday was veterans day. it's a real special day, thanking veterans of all wars for the service to our country. i rise today in support of h.r. 4477, as amended. the reducing high risk to veterans and veterans services act, a bill introduced by oversight and investigation cub -- investigation subcommittee, chairman chris pappas, and co-led by myself. every two years g.a.o. published its high-risk list, identifying those activities which are considered high risk due to their vulnerabilities to fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement, or their need for transformation. som